This article is annoying me.

[vanillacourage]

blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/060512mom-fail-that-is-heavy-on-my-heart/?bclink=img&scid=bcToday

Cliffs Notes: mom joins the Y and it has childcare, the first time her kids love it, the second time she picks them up and her oldest is super-sad because "I didn't know where you were". She's upset because her son "needed her and [she] wasn't there".

OMG. Kids have bad days sometimes, and good for her for carving out some time for herself to get healthy. Trying to be around your kid 24 hours/day just in case they might need you would be the real "mom fail".

[redheadk]

To me, it seems like this should indicate that she should try to leave him on a more regular basis, not less.

(says the person who signed her unborn child up to start Mother's Day Out when she turns 6 months...I think it's healthy for your child to be cared for by others)

[anna7602]

Based on your Cliff notes, I cannot read the article. I loooooove the Y's daycare.

I ran into another mom from my neighborhood there once who said, "oh, I thought DD wasn't in school today?" And I confirmed, nope, she wasn't in school, she was downstairs in the daycare room. I got this look like I was a negligent mother for having my child in pre-school and not using THAT time to work out, instead of dropping her off at the Y daycare on her days off from school.

And the crappiest part was that I actually tried to justify myself to the other mom, telling her family swim hour was at 11 and I liked bringing DD for that and getting a workout in beforehand. Really, I should have just said, "yep, I love my me time!"

[slug*bug]

Jun 10, 2012 8:55:24 GMT -5 redheadk said:

To me, it seems like this should indicate that she should try to leave him on a more regular basis, not less.

Agree.

[sewpinkgal]

I SAH and love being able to leave J at the childcare at my gym. It gets him used to other people caring for him and gives me a bit of break during the week. There have been days where he is a little whiny, but I figure that is just part of it. I guess I'm lucky because the other moms at my gym were excited for me when he could start using the facilities. I was excited for me, too

[rubytuesday]

I find that blog post very annoying also.
Signed ~ A mom who LOVES her time at the Y.

[Deleted]

The majority of the comments seem to enforce the martyrdom.

[rubytuesday]

I've still been thinking about this and I think my annoyance is growing. "Heavy on my heart" "Heartbreaking" The article and the comments are over the top. Watch the nightly news and you will see heartbreaking. This is not heartbreaking. This is a kid who was sad and an opprotunity for a mom to explain that sometimes she goes away for a little while but she always comes back like the poster above said.

[froggy76]

I feel like I must be missing something because all the commenters on this article are so serious and sympathetic. So your kid was sad and missed you... big whoop!

[bunch]

I read the article just to see if it was my friend, who told me she was going though the exact same thing. She said she was going to quit trying. I just don't get it.

[birdmom]

I read the article before I read your Cliffs Notes. The way it started out, I thought it was going to be something really seriously heartbreaking, not the horrors of leaving your kid at the Y childcare for an hour. Good grief!

[thedash]

I like the comment from the lady who saw all of her kid's firsts but wants to cry because she wasn't there when her daughter peed in a potty!

[birdmom]

I don't think I'd care if I saw my kid pee in the potty. I'd just be excited that they did it!